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Medical lock at the Queens Midtown Tunnel construction site, New York City. Original caption: "View of interior of medical lock for contractor's employees (located in hospital at surface) showing worker in inner chamber. Oxygen tanks and inhalators (sometimes used during decompression as a treatment for bends) are shown in background. Air valve at upper left-hand corner. Air pressures in the medical lock can be controlled from both inside and outside the lock, permitting physicians to be with the patient at all times, or not, as desired.” U.S. Dept. of Labor negative number 1959 is housed at MTA Bridges & Tunnels Archives, NYC.
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Photo Credit: U.S. Dept. of Labor
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